As the saying goes, if the shoe fits, wear it. The famous idiom has a little-known cousin. If the shoe doesn’t fit, make sure not to cause panic amongst Cowboys Nation when they hear about it. A shoe issue caused Dak Prescottto leave the field on Thursday and eventually end up on the injury report. Near the end of Thursday’s practice where media could watch, Prescott removed himself from the action.
The culprit? According to Prescott had switched cleats from Jordan 1s to Jordan 11s and the shoe was causing him some discomfort. He’s assured the media there is no issue and he’s absolutely ready to go for Sunday against the Buccaneers. The full injury report is below the series of tweets related to Prescott.
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott was limited in practice today after experiencing tightness in his right ankle. Thinks it resulted in relation to him switching cleats. Will be on the injury report. Dak adamant that will not affect him vs. Bucs on Sunday night.
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) September 8, 2022
“I actually wear new cleats every game, but it was really just a different style and different fit. Tried [it today] and quickly learned they won’t [work].”
– Dak Prescott
He says he’s going back to the Jordan 1s. #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/jyhn9Oh7yi
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) September 8, 2022
Photo via @TomFoxPhoto of the cleats Dak Prescott was wearing today in practice pic.twitter.com/LksPc4pAej
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 8, 2022